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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
6
The list highlights champions and challengers across weight classes from lightweight to featherweight with names like Freddie Steele Henry Armstrong and Sixto Schorah. It also notes complaints about a Detroit Tigers recap and Erie Kegler 300 game as well as the Joe Louis Harry Thomas fight broadcast on NBC.
New York Yankees break training camp and begin an 11 game exhibition tour across 12 cities before returning for three final tilts with the Brooklyn Dodgers and pennant races. Burgess Whitehead nets return from appendicitis as the Giants prepare for a few days more. Pirates beat Cubs 10-6 with Rizzo and Young homering. Indians return to New Orleans for final game before exhibition tour. Reds host Tigers after fishing break as spring schedule unfolds. Spiders note: young spiders use windborne threads to travel by air.
An OCR fragment touts Thompson's Barosm Trapleta as greatly benefiting kidneys bladder stomach and liver. It claims rev J Bass endorses the elixir like tablets, promising to remove toxins and restore health while mentioning Golden-Lax and regulated pads, with garbled spelling throughout.
Giants leaders of the Aero A A bowling league held a four game advantage in the circuit today though they dropped two games last night. The Yankees and Cubs remain tied for runner up. The Giants dropped two games to the Pirates while the Yankees took three from the Tigers and the Cubs three from the Indians. Al Bates posted the high average at 211.
Franz Furniture’s five meets the Merchant quintet at 8 PM for the city YMCA tournament championship at the Junior High School Lottyville. Williams Treorporat ie faces the console crown at 9 PM in the consolation final.
In Chicago March 1961 the American Bowling Congress tournament at the Coliseum shows five man teams led by Isaac Haker and Son of Erie with 3087. Other top teams include Colonial Paper Co of Steubenville 3040 Mystery Men St Louis 3085 Calvert Distillery San Francisco 3023 Kenzelmann Esser Milwaukee 3020 Langs Beer and Ale Buffalo 3020. Individual leaders include Don Beatty Jackson 1978 Joe Tiger Chicago 1940 Pat McLaughlin Erie 1983 Sid Sherman Toledo 1929 Salvatore DAngelo Tarrytown 1926.
Michigan State and Penn State, meeting tomorrow at Stamig College, will compete in a first ever dual track and field meet. Michigan is favored to win most sprint hurdle and distance events while Penn State excels in middle distance races and the weight events.
A royal canteen was built under Buckingham Palace for Queen Victoria's servants. It offered wines, especially ports and sherry, at normal prices to keep staff from gossiping outside the palace walls.
Chicago March 31 Promoter Mike Jacobs travels from New York to discuss renting Soldier Field for the Louis Schmeling bout with Chicago officials while meager wagering hints at a big draw. Louis trains hard aiming for a faster finish than Schmeling. Thomas completes light drills after a near flawless camp.
Nick Corso, a longtime Erie bowler, rolled a perfect 300 at the Commodore in a jackpot match with Okie Scalia and Harry Hauth, as Scalia, Scalia’s team, and Heath shared wins. Corso’s 12 straight strikes on lane 7 helped him secure his first 300 in a decade-plus career.
Brooklyn's Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals played a spring exhibition in St. Petersburg. Dodgers, aiming to avenge a prior loss, were solid in training and had six wins in ten starts after a 6-4 loss to the Yankees. The Cards beat their Columbus farm hands 10-4, continuing their strong performance in early Florida play.
Henry Armstrong, the featherweight champion nicknamed Hurricane Henry, scored another knockout in New York in the Hippodrome benefit card. He continues to prepare for a May 26 title defense against Welterweight champion Barney Ross. Feldman, a New York veteran, was kayoed in the fifth round. Charley Lynch, boxing official, died in January.
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